Mold for typographical slugs



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Patented Sept. 5, 1922.,

Louis o. TrustE-r, or newk venir, npr.

:MOLD FR TYPOGRAPHCALSLUGS.

Application filed May 16,

T0 all whom t may con-cera.

Be it known that l, Louis C. TrNsLnr, a citizen ot the United States, and a resident ot the city of New York, borough ot the Bronx, in the county of Bronx and State of New York, have invented a new and limproved Mold for rl`ypographical Slugs, of which the following is 4a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in molds for typographical slugs, an object of the invention being .to provide a slug comprising a plurality of sections ragilely connected, said fragile portions adapted to be broken away to receive the rules when'the slugs are set up in the galley.

A further object isto provide a'slug of the character stated which can be cast in any ordinary typographical machine employing the ordinary matrices, hence, adding little, it any, to the cost of production and a very slight alteration in the mold ystructure.

A further obj ect is to provide a slug which is especially adapted Jfor use in connection with the setting of ktabulated matter.

l With these and other objects in view the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, and combinations and arrangements of parts, as will be more fully' hereinafter described and pointed lout in In the accompanying drawings@ l Figure l is a view in elevation illustrating a mold in whi'chmy improved slug may be cast.v y

Figure 2 is a view in section kon the line 2-2 of Figure 1. y

Figurek 3 illustrates in perspective sections of the mold cap', or rather the bottom portion of the mold cap, showing how such sec' tions are constructed and assembled.

Figure is a perspective view of my improved slug.

Figures 5 and 6 illustrate a modified form of mold cap section.

Figure 7 is a perspective view of a modied form of slug made when the cap section shown in Figures 5 and 6 are employed.

Figure 8 is a sectional plan view illustrating my improved slug ejector.

Figure 9 is a perspective view illustrating the manner oit breaking the fragile sections of the slugs when the latter are in position in the galley.

My improved slug 1 indicated in perspecsary to hold theslug in proper formationr during handlingv and assembling, and it is desirable that there be as little metal in the Yfragile portions as possible so that they may be easily broken out or severed from the sections et the mold after the latter are assembled in the galley as indicated most clearly in Figure 9. rlhis torni of slug is especially adapted for tabulated matter.

lleretotore, slugs have been cast with `ren cesses in their type faces tor the reception of rules,` and slugs have been cut for the reception of rules, but in the former case a particlar 'form of matrices'is necessary entailing considerable' additional expense, and in the latte cas not only is there a slow and expensive process, but poor'results are frequently obtained. l i,

lt is my purpose with my improved slug to the slug in the Amachine ready for assembling having its sections ot the proper le- 'th in accordance with the tabulated matter and'havingtragile connections between `the sections ot a proper width, so that when said fragile sections are broken away, there will be just the proper space to receive the rule. it is, of course, obvious that the invention is not limited to the particular manner of breaking the fragile sections, but I have shown in Figure 9 a tool 5 having a blade 6 which can be drawn between the slug sections and sever orbreak away the vkfragile portions for the reception ot the rule 7.

lily invention', therefore, resides particularly in the broadidea O' 'forming a cast metal slug 'composed of sections spaced A apart. but connected by fragile integral portions. 4the sections being of the proper length for the columns ot the tabulated work, and containingI on their faces type formed by the ordinary matrices of a typographicalk invention and which of itself is a new invention in its details, -wherein it differs from the ordinary mold structure of typographical machine in common use.

lt is, of course, apparent that it is my invention to provide elements which may be used in the standard typographical machines, so that but slight expense is entailed in the installation of my invention.

j 8 represents the ordinary mold disk, 9 the mold or mold base, 1() the mold cap and 11 the end spaces. The mold cap 10 is provided at its inner face with separable and removable sections 12. 'lhese sections l12 have overlapping or rabbeted joints 13 secured together by screws 11i, vthe latter also projecting into blocks '15 which constitute cores of the mold. These blocks l5 are the desired size and shape to form the recesses or spaces between the slug sections, and it is, of course, to be understood that it will be necessary to provide different lengths of cap sections 12 in accordance with the tabulated matter being set.

In order to properly eject the slug l provide an ejector 1G having a series of ejecting blades 17 of varying widths capable of adjustment by means of screws 18 in any of a plurality of openings 19 in the ejector, so `that the necessary adjustment may be had of the `blades to properly engage the slug after it is cast.

he tabulated matter is set up in the ordinary way by the ordinary typographical machines employing the ordinary matrices, one matrix 2O being illustrated in Figure 2,

showing the latter in position for casting.,

The slug space in the mold registers between the matrix 2O andthe nozzle 21 of the machine, so that when the metal is forced into the mold, a slug will be cast as is common in the art.

In Figure 1- the slug is shown having sections spaced apart having flat parallel adj acent walls and this is one form of slug which is probably the best way to cast the same where a picaspace is had between the sections. lWhere it is desired to secure a finer gradation, it is preferable to give at least one end of each mold section a step formation, as shown at 22, in Figure 7. This is accomplished by simply changing the shape of the core block 23 as shown in Figure 6,

so that the space may be reduced between the sections to the thickness desired.

Various slight changes might be made in the general form and arrangement of the parts described without departing from the invention, and hence l do not limit myself to the precise details set forth, but consider myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. rllhe combination with a mold for typographical machines, of a mold cap comprising a plurality of sections adapted to be secured together in alinement, means for securing said sections together, and core blocks secured to said mold'cap by the securing means of the sections thereof. j

2. rThe combination with a mold for typographical machines, of a mold cap comprisine' sections of varying lengths secured in alignment, and core blocks aty the juncture of the cap sections.

3. The combination with a mold'for typographical machines, of a cap comprising a series of sections in varying lengths secured in alignment, core blocks carried by the sections, a plunger, and a ,plurality of plunger blades adjustably connected to the plunger and adapted to engage the slug at opposite sides of the core blocksto eject the slug.

e. A mold for typographical machines, comprising a mold body, end spaces and a cap having a plurality of yscctionsusecured together, core blocks secured Vto the mold cap at the juncture of the sections, said core blocks adapted to form recesses in the slug whereby the latter is formed intoI a plurality of sections ragilely connected, and a plunger having a plurality of plunger blades adjustably connected thereto and adapted to engage the slug at opposite sidesof the core blocks.

5. A typographical mold for forming recesses in a. typographical slug whereby the latter is formed into a plurality of fragilely connected sections, said mold comprisinga mold body, aSectional cap therefor, means for securing the sections of said sectional cap together, and core blocks secured to the cap by said securing means.

LOUIS C. TINSLEY. 

